Campus Stories - Art & Art History
Fellowship fosters creativity in the classroom
The artsCatalyst fellowship creates a community of instructors looking to integrate the arts into courses across disciplines.
A creative year in review: Stanford Arts looks back on memorable moments
This year the arts once again left its mark on the larger Stanford canvas by bringing creativity to classrooms, community spaces, and collaborative research projects across campus. Some of the many memorable moments included Stanford Live teaming up with Stanford Athletics to put on two sold-out Coldplay concerts at Stanford Stadium, a successful first for…
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A Taste of the Future: Stanford Bioengineering’s Chef-in-Residence Program
Student photo exhibition showcases art’s role in culture and community
The exhibition was the result of a summer seminar in Jamaica where students explored art in all its forms including music, sculpture and photography.
‘Home for artists’ marks 25 years of nurturing creativity
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts has spent a quarter century empowering talent through interdisciplinary collaboration and mentorship. “What we all unite on is art and the different ways we express it.”
![[wpbb-if post:featured_image size="thumbnail" display="alt"]The blue pigment in Jackson Pollock’s painting](https://arts.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pollockexhibition.MoMA_-200x200.jpg)
Faculty Seed Grants Bloom into Artistic Breakthroughs
For the third round of these seed grants in 2025, the OVPA announces two recipients: Ioanida Costache and amara tabor-smith
Exhibition spotlights civic engagement of artists
The Cantor’s Archive Rooms series returns with the special collections of artists Ruth Asawa and Ester Hernandez, who shared a commitment to advocacy and activism.
From Loss to Light: Bhu Kongtaveelert (’25) on Memory, Climate, and New Futures
I first met with Bhu Kongtaveelert last December on a rainy Friday right before campus closed for break. He was holed up in the basement studio space beneath the Stanford Art Gallery, pulling out fragments of salvaged objects, fabric materials, and assorted works in different states of completion. The work was still coming together for his…
